Redemption

Now, the Christmas story is a most powerful meme - the concept of a helpless god, and of forgiveness..
We went to a concert on Saturday, at Snape Maltings - Cara Dillon and her lovely band made a most delightful and sincere show, beautifully on-concept and staged with perfection..
And on the way back, trying not to cough (I really did not want to cough!) I thought about the power of this story, and what we can and should read into it, Christian or no...

And today, because we really don't do all that eating-and-drinking-to-a-stupor thing, or decorations, or dreadful TV, I redeemed my workroom at home.. Most people never see this little space, and sometimes I just shut the door on it for a few days, ignore the chaos. Sometimes it's a sanctuary, too, a gentle place to spend time with the radio and my thoughts..
So, Before






And After...






And I found no end of nice projects to play with, treasures in corners, and trash...

OCP for December

The cat, having tried fruitlessly to sleep on the newel post for the last few nights, found a new bed...

Other creatures ideas of comfort, are not our own..
Happy Winter-Festival-of-your-Choice, and a merry and perhaps a bit less stressful New Year

Love and Blessings
H

Merry Midwinter Special

And a good and happy 2019 to all my readers. You know who you are
Today's specials
Roadkill for the Festive Season


(Tesco car park)

and Parts 2 and  3 of The Death of Literacy Series, on a Festive Theme. 




Yum, can't wait for those Mice Pies!

A New Series...

To be called The Death of Literacy

self-explanatory, methinks...

A walk on the beach...

...on a sunny October day... Walcott, in North Norfolk, after a good lunch.

Two Red Faces

On a Supermarket hanger...
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Devilish clever...

Ironing Board Visitor

Beautiful beastie..

Long time, no cat; and bookishness

Waiting to be Washed

Many books today - some days are productive, not always the ones you expect


Accidental faces

Catfish, Fishing Boat, Boating Fish...

Raveningham School

Five Fishes - John Stormes (£250)

Catfish - Helen Howes (£150)

Fishing Boat, Boating Fish - Helen Howes (£250)

Fish Rising - Helen Howes (£250)

We will be making more pieces as the month goes on
John and I have been having fun making Fishy Things for the Waveney Valley Sculpture Trail, for which we are the Unofficial Fringe.. Old boaty bits, sewing machine parts, driftwood..
Open every day till 16th September, as is the Trail, the cafe, and the usual stuff.. Do come along and say hello

Roadkill-Wires

Nuff said...